Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. AmSm tv try Thanday at 4:00 pja. Jkrny Short, Pa. Report wppllid by AmUm Tharaday, March 27, 1907 RETURN TO FARM CALF 50.00-120.0 a GOOD VEAL; 30.00-49.00. COMMON VEAL: 10.00-29.00. CHOICE STEERS: 64.0040.00. SELECT STEERS: 39.0043.00. COMMON STEERS: 47.00-30.0 a COMMERCIAL COWS; 36.00-46.00 CANNBRS-CUTTERS: 3000-37.00. SHELLS: 2XOO-29.00. SELECT HEIFERS: 55.0041.00. COMMON HEIFERS; 45.0054.00. GOOD FEEDERS: 63.0065.50 COMMON FEEDERS: 22.0062.00. BULLS: 35.0043.00 GOOD HOGS: 47.0050.50. HEAVY HOGS: 400048.00. SOWS: 45.0047.00. ROUGHS: 35.0036.00. Easter Goat & Lamb Sale Carlisle Livestock March 21, 1997 TREND ACTIVE LAMBS; 401 HEAD. 15-25 LBS. COU PLE HEAD 180.00-200.00; GOOD AND CHOICE 26-29 LBS. 200.00-232.50; 30-39 LBS. 185.00-230.00, COUPLE MEDIUM TO 178.00; 40-49 LBS. 170.00- COUPLE MEDIUM TO 165.00; 50-59 LBS. 137.50-160.00; 60-69 LBS. 127.50-150.00; 70-79 LBS. 120.00- 80-110 LBS. 105.00- WOOL LAMBS: 80-120 LBS 72.0096.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS TO 75.00. GOATS: 323 HEAD. FANCY KIDS 56,0071.00; FLESHY KIDS 42.0055.00; SMALL/THIN KIDS TO 42.00; MEDIUM TO LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES TO 103.00. SPECIAL SALES FOR GREEK EAS TER TUESDAY, APRIL 15 AND 22, APPROX. 7 P.M. inmmiamiaiama WHAT’S AHEAD FOR CATTLE & HOG FUTURES •We Deal Exclusively in Commodity Futures & Options • 25 Years of Trading & Hedging Experience • We Handle Commercial & Personal Accounts For Free Information or For A Personal Consultation, Please Ca 11... j (610) 366-7979 or 800-543-8939 LEHIGH VALLBT FUTURES INC. I Commerce Plaza, Suite 249,5000 Tllghman Street, | Allentown, Pa 18104 | The risk ot loss In trading futures and options on futures can be j substantial Futures and options trading may not be suitable for ; everyone You should carefully consider the risks In light of your | financial condition in deciding whether to trade •IHHHaaaaBBBBBBBBaaaBWBBBBBBaBBBBBaaaaBa. , . .. *m • J "'* a I LIBERTY (Tiogt Co.) Spring has sprung in Pennsylvania and tbit means it’s time for Pen nsylvania Jersey breeders to head to Schuylkill County for the 1997 Pennsylvania Jersey Convention. Scheduled for Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, at the Riv er Inn in Pottsville, die annual gathering will allow young and old to share their experiences with Jerseys, watch as a new Jersey Queen in crowned, applaud for many award recipients and bid on one of many top notch consign ments for die annual spring sale. The festivities lock off at 6:00 Friday night with a social hour fol lowed by the youth awards ban quet Dining the evening program, Pennsylvania will crown a new queen and will distribute youth achievement awards, production awards and scholarships. While at the banquet Jersey enthusiasts will feast on a choice of Roast Turkey with dressing or Ham Hawaiian. Both meals are $l2 per person (children under 10, $6 each). On Saturday morning at 8:00, breakfast will be saved at the hotel at a cost of $6 per person. After the breakfast, the 1997 annual meeting will convene with president Don Stonerook at the helm. Hie featured speaker for the morning program is Calvin Covington, executive secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Asso cation, who will speak on milk pricing. The Distinguished Service award will also be presented at this time to Jersey breeders who have dedicated much of their lives ibbb Pennsylvania Jersey Convention Set CRAft-biij CONSTRUCTION, INC. (717) 653-4023 Post Frame Buildings Equine Storage Pre-Engineered Commerical Buildings promoting and improving the Jersey breed. Following a pre-sale meal at Meadowview Farm, Pine Grove, PA, the Pennsylvania Spring Jersey cattle sale is sure to draw some attention as consignments from across the nation are led across the auction Mock. Starting at noon, the sale fea tures consignments from Pennsyl vania and across the nation sired by Khan, Bold Daniel, Berretta, Barber, Alf and many others. Included in the sale are heifers with flush potential, choice of flushes and many herd building heifers ready to freshen. Also offered at the sale will be several Pot of Gold calves for the younger crowd. Twenty-five per cent of the gross from the sale of these animals will be set aside in a Pot of Gold fund to be distributed in the year 2000. The owner of the calf which made the highest pro duction record on her first lacta tion wins part of the “Pot of Gold” as do the second and third place winners. All official rules and reg ulations which must be followed to be eligible to win are printed in the 1997 PJCA spring sale catalog. Be sure to make your reserva tions soon to take part in this action-packed weekend. For more information about the sale, contact Jersey Marketing Service at (614) 861-3636; Craig Rhein at (717) 345-3383; or the Dreisbachs at (610) 562-3966. Room reservations should be made directly with the River Inn, RD 3, Box 3728, Pottsville, PA 17901; phone (717) 385-2407. Be sure to mention you’re with the 354-4271 [7l7] A.I. Business Announces Platinum Sires TUNKHANNOCK (Wyoming Co.) Sire Power has recently released an elite group of young bulls called Platinum Sires. 9H2219 SFL Slocum Belvedere *TL is sired by Glen-Toctin Slo cum. He was bred by G.W. and Shari Snider of Goshen, Indiana. His dam, SFL M Bootpeg Bleva- ET is a Very Good-88, Mascot daughter with 31,740 pounds of milk, 1,378 pounds of fat, and 1,171 pounds protein: Venus and Trent Henkes of Luana, lowa bred 9H2246 Henke seen Hilton-Tw TL. This bull is an Emprise Bell Ellon *BL son from Henkeseen M Hillary-ET. She is a Very Good-89, Cunics-M Holiday-ET daughter. Her record at 2-1 in 36S days is, 29,610 of milk, 1,085 fat and 1,076 protein. Another sire bred by the Henk es is 9H2258 Henkeseen Mer cedes. He is a Townson Lindy-ET son. The dam is Henkeseen Bell Meni, who is classified 2E-90, with an Excellent Mammary Sys tem(MS). She is also a Dam of Merit (DOM). She has three records over 30,000 of milk with a lifetime fat test of 3.9% and 3.4% protein. 9H2266 Chapel-Bank Elton Farmer is an Emprise Bell Elton son bred by Chapel Bank Farms in Hobart, New York. His dam, Plushanski Thor Famey-ET is a Very Good-88, Excellent Mam mary system, Exranco Thor daughter. Her 2-2,365 day record Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Asso ciation to receive the discount rate of $5l per room, double occupan cy. Reservations must be made by April 4. The River Inn is located on Route 61 between Pottsville and Schuylkill Haven. All meal reservations should be sent directly to Robert and Helene Dreisbach, 94 Academy Road, Hamburg, PA 19526. Please enclose a check made out to Robert Dreisbach and send all information to the Dreisbachs before April 4. UncMter Fuming, Saturday, March 29, 1997-Al7 of 38,210 of milk. 3.6%, 1368 fat and 3.4% 1309 of protein, is sec ond for fat and third for protein in New York. Mark W. Meyers of Greencas de. Pennsylvania is the breeder of 9H229S Tidy-Brook Brant-ET. This son of MaizeSeld Bellwood- ET is from Tidy-Brook Sally Gci tus. She is seated Very Good-87 with an Excellent-MS. Her 2-0 record, in 36S days, is 30,946 of milk, 1.079 f, and 1,010 of protein. She is sired by Bis-May Tradition Cleitus. The breeders of 9H2308 Mr. Den Barb Felder Carl-ET are A JL. Felder Farms and Dennis Yousey of Cazenovia, New York. This bull is sired by 528 Etazon Celsius-ET. Miss Deb-Barb Glob al Cora, VG-89, EX-MS is the dam. She is a daughter of Rothrock Tradition Leadman. Her 2-5 record ranks first in the nation for milk and protein. In 365 days she made 44,760 m, 2,028 f, and 1,632 p. A Norrielake Cleitus Luke, red carrier son bred by Bruce M. Bol linger, Lebanon, in another Plati num sire. 9H2190 Miste-Hollow Luke Wisdom-ET *TL *RC is from Norz-Hill Leader Whissell, VG-87. This Kinglea Leader daughter has a 4-6 record of 31,190 m, 1,316 f, and 1,162 of protein. 9H2159 Spring-Dream Juncture-ET *TL *RC is another red carrier Leader son. His dam is Springfort S-Wind Jina-ET *TL. This Southwind Bell of Bar-Lee daughter is scored Very Good-88 with an EX-MS. She has a 2-5 record of 27,570 m, 1,228 f, and 948 p. This young sire was bred by Spring Dream Farmers in Marsh field, Wisconsin. 9H2294 RGI Mstone Sly-Red is a Brooknook Milestone-Red-ET son from a Very Good (VG)-89 point Blackstar daughter. SFL Blackstar Sheena-ET *RC has a top record of 26,960 of milk, 1,113 f and 823 p. This red sire was bred by Regal Genetics, Inc., in Watertown, Wisconsin.